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  1. Presenting on the spot
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 15 May 2023 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gavin Illsley
    Learn key vocal techniques and public speaking strategies that will support you when you need to give a memorable impromptu presentation or speech with gravitas and confidence. This course will be delivered in the college.
    Full fee £139.00
    Rating:
    87% of 100
    4  Reviews Add Your Review
  2. Self defence and personal safety for women
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 31 May 2023 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Carla Drayton
    Explore physical and non-physical techniques for self defence, developing your assertiveness, body language and more. Women of any age or fitness level are welcome to come and enhance their confidence.
    Full fee £79.00
    Rating:
    92% of 100
    5  Reviews Add Your Review
  3. Magic in the ancient world
    Course start date:  Wed 31 May 2023

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ann Jeffers
    How do you define magic and divination? Why has the Western world traditionally viewed magic as opposed to religion and science? These and other issues will be discussed in this thought-provoking course.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
  4. Contemporary dance: general level
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 26 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Orley Quick
    Develop your physicality while further enhancing your understanding of contemporary dance, through technical exercises, dynamic travelling and fluid phrases. This class is appropriate for people who are ready to move on from the beginners course or who have previous dance experience.
    Full fee £89.00
    Rating:
    98% of 100
    9  Reviews Add Your Review
  5. Reading Images: Exploring Film studies
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 31 May 2023

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Cristina Massaccesi
    This comprehensive introductory course provides an overview of the main historical, technical and theoretical aspects of filmmaking and film analysis. In its exploration of aspects of film theory as it relates to film aesthetics and film history, the course develops certain ideas with rigour and depth.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
  6. Instagram for business: introduction
    Course start date:  Wed 31 May 2023 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    Learn how to use Instagram, the visual social media site, to market your business and communicate with your customers.
    Full fee £99.00
  7. Introduction to Python
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 26 Apr 2023 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)

    Tutors:  Mohamad Marouni
    Want to learn more about how computers work or what computer programmers do? Get started in computer programming using the most popular and easy-to-use computer programming language Python.



    This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £219.00
    Rating:
    96% of 100
    15  Reviews Add Your Review
  8. Introduction to BSL
    Introduction to BSL
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 7 Jun 2023 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Pat Parke
    Interested in learning British Sign Language? Learn some basic vocabulary and grammar, and decide if you want to progress to the level 1 qualification.
    Full fee £219.00
    Rating:
    99% of 100
    35  Reviews Add Your Review
  9. The art of negotiating
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 26 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Gavin Illsley
    Negotiation is a communication skill essential in solving problems and reaching your goals. Learn to prepare well and to feel confident using logical and emotional tools to achieve great outcomes. The course will be taught online.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £99.00
    Rating:
    90% of 100
    4  Reviews Add Your Review
  10. German beginners: module 1
    Course start date:  Tue 25 Apr 2023 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Barbara Pöllet
    The course aims to enable students to begin to communicate with some fluency in a range of everyday situations. The emphasis is on the practical use of German and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Based on chapters 1-4 of Willkommen (Hodder Arnold).
    Full fee £199.00
  11. Painting: acrylic techniques and mediums
    Painting: acrylic techniques and mediums
    Course start date:  Tue 6 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Chris Hough
    The fundamentals of painting are as important for the beginner as they are for the more experienced artist. This course will be an in depth focus on brushwork, brush techniques and how to improve your mark making to develop fluency in the mediums of acrylic.
    Full fee £169.00
  12. Learning to use your iPhone
    Course start date:  Wed 7 Jun 2023

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Is your iPhone confusing you? Are you unsure how to make the most of its many features? This short course will help you understand your phone, troubleshoot problems and use some of its most popular features and apps. By the end of the course you will be confident you can use or find out how to use the key features of your phone.



    This course is FREE if a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). For more information click here
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £15.00
    Rating:
    92% of 100
    5  Reviews Add Your Review
  13. London's smaller art collections
    Interior of an 18th century room with green wallpaper, a chandelier and other decorative objects
    Course start date:  Wed 7 Jun 2023

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Julie Barlow
    Discover some of London’s fascinating smaller art collections and hidden art treasures on this gallery-based art history course.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
    Rating:
    98% of 100
    10  Reviews Add Your Review
  14. Podcasting: introduction
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 7 Jun 2023 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    Do you want to create your own podcast? This is your chance to develop your ideas into a fully-fledged podcast which you will produce in this course.
    Full fee £129.00
    Rating:
    90% of 100
    16  Reviews Add Your Review
  15. Psychology of Jung: explore your shadow
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 7 Jun 2023

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Carmen Ogando
    The Swiss psychiatrist CG Jung was a pioneer of the soul and a great scholar of the 20th century. We will learn about his concepts and how they can help us in a quest for self-understanding and healing.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00
    Rating:
    100% of 100
    2  Reviews Add Your Review
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